Improving Opportunities to Engage in Learning - A Study of the Access to Higher Education Diploma

List of contents

Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
Part 1 Closed Doors
Chapter 1 The Landscape of the Access to Higher Education Diploma
Chapter 2 Researching the Access to HE Diploma
Part 2 Stepping Through the Door
Chapter 3 The Impact of Social and Economic Contexts on Accessing HE
Chapter 4 Struggling to Return to Formal Learning: Becoming as an Access to HE Student
Chapter 5 Practices of Transition: Being an Access to HE Student
Chapter 6 The Access to HE Course as a Community of Practice
Part 3 Opening Doors
Chapter 7 Access to Higher Education Tutors’ Stories
Chapter 8 Using Inclusive Teaching and Learning Strategies on the Access to HE Course
Chapter 9 The Significance and Importance of the Access to HE Diploma for Students Returning to Education
Index

About the author

Nalita James is Associate Professor in Lifelong Learning at the University of Leicester.
Hugh Busher is Associate Professor in Education at the University of Leicester.

Summary

Improving Opportunities to Engage in Learning investigates the experiences of mature adult learners returning to formal education.

Product details

• Authors: Hugh Busher, Hugh (University of Leicester Busher, Busher Hugh, Nalita James, Nalita (University of Leicester James, Nalita Busher James, Nalita/ Busher James, James Nalita
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9781138943407
• ISBN: 978-1-138-94340-7
• No. of pages: 146
• Series: Routledge Research in Higher Education; Routledge Research in Higher Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / Adult & Continuing Education, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Educational strategies & policy, Moral and social purpose of education, Adult education, continuous learning, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, Moral & social purpose of education, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher